Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Background The WHO estimates that a considerable number of people in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) rely on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) to meet …
Africa (SSA) rely on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) to meet …
Traditional and religious healers in the pathway to care for people with mental disorders in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JK Burns, A Tomita - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2015 - Springer
Purpose In resource-limited contexts in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), a
considerable proportion of individuals seeking care for mental disorders consult traditional …
considerable proportion of individuals seeking care for mental disorders consult traditional …
A review of the integration of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine into the curriculum of South African medical schools
Background Traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) medicine is consumed by a
large majority of the South African population. In the context of increasing overall demand for …
large majority of the South African population. In the context of increasing overall demand for …
Introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests at registered drug shops in Uganda: limitations of diagnostic testing in the reality of diagnosis
CIR Chandler, R Hall-Clifford, T Asaph, M Pascal… - Social science & …, 2011 - Elsevier
In Uganda, around two thirds of medicines are procured from the private sector, mostly from
drug shops. The introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at drug shops …
drug shops. The introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at drug shops …
A review of the role of African traditional medicine in the management of oral diseases
AM Agbor, S Naidoo - African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and …, 2016 - ajol.info
Background: Poverty, inadequacy of health services, shortage of health workers, infectious
diseases scourges, rampant shortage of drugs and equipment in existing health facilities …
diseases scourges, rampant shortage of drugs and equipment in existing health facilities …
Roles for community health workers in diabetes prevention and management in low-and middle-income countries
MA Babagoli, R Nieto-Martínez… - Cadernos de saude …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Diabetes prevalence is increasing worldwide, especially in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC), posing the need for improved detection and management strategies …
countries (LMIC), posing the need for improved detection and management strategies …
'As a clinician, you are not managing lab results, you are managing the patient': how the enactment of malaria at health facilities in Cameroon compares with new …
In response to widespread overuse of antimalarial drugs, the World Health Organisation
changed guidelines in 2010 to restrict the use of antimalarials to parasitologically confirmed …
changed guidelines in 2010 to restrict the use of antimalarials to parasitologically confirmed …
Conceptual graph-based knowledge representation for supporting reasoning in African traditional medicine
B Kamsu-Foguem, G Diallo, C Foguem - Engineering Applications of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Although African patients use both conventional or modern and traditional healthcare
simultaneously, it has been proven that 80% of people rely on African traditional medicine …
simultaneously, it has been proven that 80% of people rely on African traditional medicine …
Integrated health care systems and indigenous medicine: reflections from the sub-sahara African region
BM Ahlberg - Frontiers in Sociology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Indigenous or traditional medicine has, since the 1970s, been widely regarded as a
resource likely to contribute to strengthening the health care systems in low income …
resource likely to contribute to strengthening the health care systems in low income …
The role of traditional healers in the diagnosis and management of Burkitt lymphoma in Cameroon: understanding the challenges and moving forward
GM Afungchwi, PB Hesseling, EJ Ladas - BMC Complementary and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Burkittlymphoma (BL) is the most common childhood cancer in Cameroon with
a reported incidence of 3 per 100,000 children under 15 years in the Northwest region …
a reported incidence of 3 per 100,000 children under 15 years in the Northwest region …